27 Jul, 2011Pitt upgrades campus card, prepares for new transit system
The University of Pittsburgh has partnered together with the Port Authority of Allegheny County, as part of a regional transit partnership, where the two test a new smart card fare system, according to a local news brief. The university recently upgraded its Panther Card to compatible with the authority’s new ConnectCard system, which now translates […]
25 Jul, 2011MTA chief’s exit could doom open fare system
Jay Walder’s recent departure as chairman of MTA could mean the end for a new open fare system, according to The New York Post. Walden, who left MTA for a position at private Eurasian rail company MTR, got the ball rolling on a new fare system for New York’s subway and buses that would let […]
25 Jul, 2011Sydney’s smart card system to tackle fare evasion
The new smart card system on Sydney’s CityRail transit network should help officials battle fare evasion, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Expected to launch in 2014, the system will require passengers to swipe their fare cards twice – once when getting on and once when getting off, with the fare deducted on the second […]
18 Jul, 2011Report: Transit companies look to open-loop future
The Mercator Advisory Group has released a new report analyzing the transition to open-loop payments systems among transit authorities. According to Mercator, millions of public transport fares are processed every day through propriety, closed-loop smart card ticketing systems in metropolises like Hong Kong, London and Seoul – accounting for some $100 billion in annual fare […]
18 Jul, 2011Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]
11 Jul, 2011Chinese smart card market to experience high growth
India-based market research firm RNCOS predicts a 16% increase in the Chinese smart card market, according to its new report “Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012.” The report discusses the rapid adoption of smart cards in China in many industries such as telecom, banking, utilities and tourism industries. Many government ministries have also adopted smart […]
29 Jun, 2011NXP delivers unified contactless transit card to St. Petersburg
NXP Semiconductors has announced that its MIFARE Plus contactless IC has been chosen to power the Automatic Fare Collection system in St. Petersburg, Russia. NXP has teamed up with the City Transport Committee of St. Petersburg to launch ‘Podorozhnik,’ a unified contactless fare card with an integrated eWallet that will consolidate all of St. Petersburg’s […]
28 Jun, 2011Report: Mobile payments users to reach 2.5 billion by 2015
Mobile payments users are expected to grow by 40% to reach 2.5 billion globally by 2015, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Juniper says the Far East & China region will be the largest market for mobile payments in 2015, accounting for nearly 30% of the total by 2015, while the Indian Sub-Continent […]
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